On 2012-07-17 3:01 PM Joe Schaefer wrote:
Larry,
I trust you reserve this behavior for this mailing list and
do not subject forum participants to the pack-animal behavior
you've been exhibiting here lately. The biggest concern I have
here with forum participants on this list is how their behavior
here translates to their conduct in the forums- I hope we would
havegotten wind of it by now if this were commonplace over there.
Hagar was brought in to help ensure PPMC oversight over that activity;
if he steps down I'm not sure who should replace him.
I reserve this behaviour for people like you who make insulting and demeaning comments and fail
to see or acknowledge how insulting their comments are.
Hagar's stepping down is solely your responsibility. As a mentor you should be aware of how
insulting your comments to Hagar were. You owe Hagar an apology.
As far as behaviour, yours is despicable. I am glad you are not active on a
forum,.
As a mentor you are doing a lousy job if this thread is an example of your typical behaviour.
You need to examine your actions here and reevaluate your attitude. If you are unable to
realize how insulting your remarks to Hagar were you should just keep your mouth shut.
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Gusaas <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc:
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: On parks, commons, and websites... and fun (or lack of)
On 2012-07-17 2:38 PM Joe Schaefer wrote:
________________________________
From: Hagar Delest <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: On parks, commons, and websites... and fun (or lack of)
Let's be clear: I don't have the desire to take the effort to
do such thing.
I volunteer to this project on my free time because I like it. But the
deal
is that I've to like it. I give my time to help users because I
find some
fun in it.
So I won't engage in things that bore me. If you can't
understand this simple
fact, there is no point discussing further.
Yes you've made that abundantly clear that you find website work boring
and
beneath you. As I've tried to make clear to you, people here who do
that
sort of work on your behalf or provide you with the tools to make that work
less boring for you will often find your attitude insulting and degrading
and
yes unfun. Others won't mind in the least. Such is life.
If I had not the committer status, would you have asked me to do it
myself too?
Of course I would. Had you been paying attention you would have realized
that.
I think not. And again, I'm a committer only because I accepted to
report for
the forums on the blog (meaning a new account to handle, a new tool and
a new responsibility).
Committer status has nothing to do with blog credentials.
Which is something that I don't greatly enjoy.
I accepted the ASF invitation to get more involved in AOO because I
thought there
would be some interesting development for the future of AOO and it
could be fun to
contribute to it. But if it means being bashed like that (thinking it
would be a good
thing to report a problem), then no way. You've taken the fun out of
it.
I haven't attacked you not a single time; I'm not bashing you
either. I have
challenged you to increase your level of contribution to this project to
match
the expectations of the other participants and committers on this mailing
list.
Having said no there's no penalty to pay- nobody's going to strip
your karma
for not trying. The worst thing that will likely happen to you are the
usual
social consequences of not meeting the expectations of many of your peers,
which
may not bother you either. Different strokes for different folks- there is
no
need for further drama here.
Your attacks on Hagar have been insulting and demeaning. Your use of language is
insulting,
despite your claims otherwise. You need to learn how to encourage people.
Hagar was a very valuable member of this project. Your mean spirited attacks
have caused him to
resign.
Congratulations on the wonderful job you are doing as a mentor. Not.
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Larry I. Gusaas
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
"An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind
theirs." - Edgard Varese
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Larry I. Gusaas
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
"An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." -
Edgard Varese
